Bells Mountain Trail
Hard · IvyOregon
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Add the first13.8 km8.6 mi
Distance
576 m1890 ft
Elevation gain
4h 0m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- Bikes allowed
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Rough underfoot
- Rolling
- Hiking
- Biking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "ground". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 17.8% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 34.7%. Source: DEM terrain profile, high confidence.
- Rough underfootestimated
- OpenStreetMap records track type "grade4" on this trail. Source: OpenStreetMap, moderate confidence.
- Rollingestimated
- The grade varies by 10.5 percentage points along the route rather than climbing steadily. Source: DEM terrain profile, moderate confidence.
Biking is listed because the access rules record an explicit permission — see the bike section below for its authority. It is never inferred from the terrain.
Ivy's Peak Challenge Steep, long, or rough. Experienced hikers will love it.
About this trail
Bells Mountain Trail is a 13.8 km trail in Oregon. Route imported from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); community descriptions, photos, and condition reports welcome.
Play the route
Fly the trail end to end, with the climb as it comes.
Conditions
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Elevation profile
Terrain sampled every 35 m from public elevation data.
- Descent
- 340 m
- High point
- 483 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 17.8%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
allowed
Every imported segment carries an explicit bicycle permission.
Estimated MTB suitability
Extreme
65% confidence - score 79/100
- - Terrain: 17.8% 90th-percentile grade and 42 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
- - Track firmness: grade4.
Source: Explicit OpenStreetMap access tags - OpenStreetMap contributors - checked Aug 2, 2026 - rules v2
View access evidencePosted signs and current land-manager closures always override OpenTrail.
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Connecting trails
Trails whose path meets this one — plan a longer route or a loop.
- Sword Fern Way Trail3.6 km · 2.2 miModerate · Ace
- L-1070 Road3.2 km · 2.0 miModerate · Ace
- East Fork of the Lewis River Trail3.1 km · 1.9 miModerate · Ace
- Bells Mountain Trail2.5 km · 1.6 miModerate · Ace
- Bells Mountain Trail2.5 km · 1.5 miModerate · Ace
- Bells Mountain Trail2.0 km · 1.3 miModerate · Ace
- Bells Mountain Trail1.3 km · 0.8 miModerate · Ace
- Bells Mountain Trail0.8 km · 0.5 miModerate · Ace
- Cold Creek Campground Connector0.6 km · 0.4 miEasy · Fern
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Frequently asked
How long is Bells Mountain Trail?
Bells Mountain Trail is 13.8 km (8.6 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 4h 0m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Bells Mountain Trail?
OpenTrail rates it hard. It climbs about 576 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 18%.
Where is Bells Mountain Trail?
Bells Mountain Trail is in Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Bells Mountain Trail?
No parking area is mapped within 1.5 km of this route in OpenStreetMap. That is not the same as there being none — check local access rules before you go.
Can you bike Bells Mountain Trail?
Bicycles are permitted, according to OpenStreetMap contributors. Legal access and how rideable the surface actually is are tracked separately on this page.